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Annual departmental reports relating to the Gambia
Annual departmental reports relating to Gambia, 1881-1966
Part of Government publications relating to African countries prior to independence
- 9781851173044
- identifier
- 2014
- published in September
Catalogue record
| Identifier | 9781851173044 |
|---|---|
| Title | Annual departmental reports relating to Gambia, 1881-1966 |
| Type | Official publication |
| Format | Online resource (22,626 images) |
| Series | Government publications relating to African countries prior to independence |
| Availability | In print |
| Published | September 2014 |
| Names | Dorward, D.C. |
| Related titles |
African Blue Books, 1821-1953 Government publications relating to the Gambia Colonial & Missionary records |
| Subjects | Africa Politics & government Colonization & independence Gambia British Empire 20th century |
| Read online | Gambia Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1881–1966 |
Notes
A colony described as an "historical accident in political geography"', Gambia did not deliver the financial returns that its colonisers had hoped for and this led to its treatment as a bit of a problem, rather than a desriable asset. Whether left to the jurisdiction of the moribund Company of Merchants Trading in Africa, being treated as a bargaining chip in Anglo-French negotiations, or being run as an administrative off-shoot of Sierra Leone; Gambia was somewhat of an inconvenience to its colonisers. It was also too strategically important to be left in the hands of a military opponent as it was the gateway to more profitable colonies within Africa.
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